Chapter 5

With undeniable evidence laid out, everyone exchanged glances, forced to believe the facts.

"This... you really never know someone's true nature!"

"Her private life is so messy... this is truly disgraceful!"

"If it were my daughter, I would have disowned her by now!"

"The most pitiful ones are the groom's family; they almost got tricked!"

Amidst the murmuring.

David's face was livid, his eyes full of disappointment and suppressed anger, his voice trembling. "Maya, is all of this true?!"

But I desperately clung to his hand, refusing to admit anything.

Seeing this, the old witch urgently added more fuel to the fire.

"It's too late to argue now, I have witnesses!"

"The entire dance team saw you leaving the hospital that day, carrying a folder."

"And Dr. Miller, you're a doctor, tell them, did I fake these reports?"

The older men and women from the dance team hastily nodded their heads in confirmation.

Dr. Miller also gave me a troubled look. "The reports... they are genuine."

With this irrefutable evidence, Brenda spoke with even more conviction.

"See? She really is that kind of person! I haven't wronged her one bit!"

I became the target of everyone's scrutiny, enduring their pointing fingers.

At this moment, I clenched my fists and looked at Richard and Noah, who had been mostly silent, asking in a trembling voice,

" Richard, Noah, you know me well. What do you say?"

The two exchanged a glance, then quickly looked away.

"I don't understand all this nonsense between you and your mother."

Richard spoke first, his tone impatient. "But Maya, if you want to argue, argue. If the wedding can proceed, fine. If not, then just cancel it."

"There's no need to argue with your mother here and make a spectacle for everyone!"

As soon as he finished, Noah also gave a strange look around the room.

Seeing Chloe's family present, and clearly not wanting to escalate things further, he quickly chimed in, ill-temperedly,

"That's right, Maya, stop causing trouble!"

"These aren't big deals. You can talk about whatever you need to with David behind closed doors."

"Why do you have to pick a fight with Mom here?"

Suddenly, a massive sense of absurdity washed over me from head to toe.

I laughed humorlessly. "Small matters? She's practically trying to kill me, and you call that a small matter?!"

"All these years, you two knew full well who was right and who was wrong, yet you always pretended to be ignorant, even helping her bully me."

"If she's the murderer who killed me, then you two are her blatant accomplices!"

Those words hit a nerve with Richard.

He slammed his hand down on the table and stood up. "You've gone too far!"

He glared at me, raising his hand to strike!

Brenda, watching from the side, looked utterly gleeful, practically clapping her hands.

I covered my burning cheek, my heart sinking in despair.

My last shred of hope for my so-called family was completely shattered.

If that's how it was, then let's all go to hell together!

Taking a deep breath, I slowly calmed my racing chest, and nodded peacefully.

"You're right, things need to be cleared up."

"But the pictures Brenda just showed aren't complete. Let me do it."

With that, I took out my own phone and projected the stored files onto the large screens placed throughout the banquet hall!